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FROM THE EDITOR KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n MARCH 2017 n www.kitchenwarenews.com Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, AZ and additional mail- ing office. Kitchenware News & Housewares Review (USPS012-625) is published 12 times per year (Jan., Feb., March, April, May, June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., and Dec.) by Oser Communications Group, 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ, 85715 520.721.1300. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material or prices quoted in newspaper. Contributors are responsi- ble for proper release of proprietary classified information. ©2017 by Oser Communications Group. All rightsreserved Reproduction, in whole or in part, without written permis- sion of the publisher, is expressly prohibited. Back issues, when available, cost $8 each within the past 12 months. Back issue orders must be paid in advance by check. Kitchenware News & Housewares Review is distributed without charge in North America to qualified professionals in the retail and distribution channels of the upscale kitchenware and tabletop trade. For subscriber services, in- cluding subscription information, call 520.721.1300. Printed in the USA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kitchenware News & Housewares Review, 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. PUBLISHER Kim Oser SR. ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Jules Denton jules_d@oser.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Carlos Velasquez carlos_v@oser.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lorrie Baumann lorrie_b@oser.com EDITOR Micah Cheek micah_c@oser.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Greg Gonzales greg_g@oser.com GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Jonathan Schieffer Yasmine Brown CUSTOMER SERVICE Caitlyn McGrath MANAGERS caitlyn_m@oser.com Sarah Glenn sarah_g@oser.com CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Tara Neal CIRCULATION MANAGER Jamie Green jamie_g@oser.com Kitchenware News & Housewares Review is a publication of Oser Communications Group Inc. 1877 N. Kolb Road • Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300 www.kitchenwarenews.com www.oser.com OSER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP H o u s e w a r e s R e v i e w KITCHENWARE NEWS S E R V I N G K I T C H E N WA R E, H O M E D E C O R A N D G I F T WA R E M A R K E T S editor from the As we go to press with this month's issue, I have just returned f rom Natural Products Expo West. I'd been looking forward to Expo West as a reliable barometer for how the food industry plans to respond to the changes arriving with President Trump's administration, now that we've all had a couple of months to see those coming. I was not disappointed. The response I heard at Expo West was pretty simple: the President has indicated that he doesn't plan to exercise a lot of leadership around the issue of climate change, so food producers will step up. American consumers want better nutrition, so food producers are stepping up. American consumers want to know that the animals they're eating were treated humanely, so food producers are stepping up. This is not just a bunch of rah-rah boosterism I'm doing here: there's a real movement going on around conscious capitalism, the idea that business is an engine for doing some good in the world, and the natural and organic food industry – long espousing the creed that our food should be good for the planet as well as people – is eager to take on some of these challenges. They expect rewards beyond the feel-good knowledge that they're doing what's right – the market research on the Millennial generation all says that this generation demands transparency, demands environmental responsibility, demands social justice, demands food safety, demands nutrition and demands delicious. This generation is beginning to have the economic clout to make their demands felt, and they buy products made by companies that share their values. It is also true that food producers share these concerns. They're seeing effects of climate change in their farmers' fields. They understand the obvious link between food and health. They don't want to make anyone sick by neglecting food safety issues, and they don't want their names attached in any way to the next undercover video that shows animals being abused. They want to help make the kind of world they want to live in, and they're prepared to lead the way. KN Lorrie Baumann, Editorial Director 4